1985 Kentucky Derby

The 1985 Kentucky Derby was the 111th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1985,^[1] with 108,573 people in attendance.^[2]

111th Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 4, 1985
Winning horse	Spend a Buck
Jockey	Ángel Cordero Jr.
Trainer	Cam Gambolati
Owner	Hunter Farm
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
Attendance	108,573
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Full results

Finished	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time / behind
1st	9	Spend a Buck	Ángel Cordero Jr.	Cam Gambolati	Hunter Farm	2:00.20
2nd	5	Stephan's Odyssey	Laffit Pincay Jr.	Woody Stephens	Henryk de Kwiatkowski
3rd	3	Chief's Crown	Don MacBeth	Roger Laurin	Star Crown Stable
4th	12	Fast Account	Chris McCarron	Patricia L. Johnson	William R. Hawn
5th	10	Proud Truth	Jorge Velásquez	John M. Veitch	Darby Dan Farm
6th	11	Skywalker	Eddie Delahoussaye	Michael C. Whittingham	Oak Cliff Stable
7th	4	Tank's Prospect	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Mr. & Mrs. E. Klein
8th	8	Floating Reserve	Sandy Hawley	Joseph A. Manzi	Robert E. Hibbert
9th	1	Rhoman Rule	Jacinto Vásquez	Angel A. Penna Jr.	Brownell Combs II
10th	6	Encolure	Ronald Ardoin	Tommie T. Morgan	Fred Porter Estate
11th	2	Irish Fighter	Pat Day	Billy S. Borders	Izzie Proler
12th	1a	Eternal Prince	Richard Migliore	John J. Lenzini Jr.	Hurst, Steinbrenner, Post & Spendthrift Farm
13th	7	I Am the Game	Darrel McHargue	King T. Leatherbury	Leatherbury & Mandjuris

Payout

Post	Horse	Win	Place	Show
9	Spend a Buck[3]	US$10.20	5.40	3.40
5	Stephan's Odyssey		10.20	5.00
3	Chief's Crown			2.80